Bioshock Big Daddy WIP
polycounter lvl 8
Couldn't decide on something to model...an organic character or something hard surface, so decided to give a Mr Bubbles a go! Nice mix of both, just finishing up the base mesh in Max, then it's off to ZBrush we go!
Theres a few smoothing errors and some dodgy seams on the symmetry line that need sorting. It still needs some tweaking, may extend the drill a bit, and the hands a bit flat, but can sort that with the sculpt
Theres a few smoothing errors and some dodgy seams on the symmetry line that need sorting. It still needs some tweaking, may extend the drill a bit, and the hands a bit flat, but can sort that with the sculpt
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Just increase the volume around the tights and legs .
This is just my opinion though, and just something I would point out.
As for the noise you have added to the metal, I would go in there and start sculpting some of it out with the trim dynamic brush, or something of the sort to add asymmetry and to also give the metal some character rather than just it being one big mesh with a uniform noise applied. Feels bland.
Sorry if I am pointing out stuff you already had planned, just stuff I saw.
This is all stuff I'm still working on, I'm using a few different reference images for this, including a figurine I have, so just taking what I like from each and putting my own spin on things.
As for the metal I was thinking of making it appear like he's spent a lot of time in the water so giving the metal a rusted appearance and making it generally very worn. Thought about maybe adding some barnacles and things to him as well...not quite sure yet.
I've tried increasing the volume of the material parts, didn't seem right, I may have over done it, I'll have another go and see how it looks.
The metal noise may be a bit too much though and uniform like you say, I'll smooth some of it out and add a bit of variation, hopefully I will have some more progress soon.
Thanks again guys
The only thing that is really bugging me right now is the pants.
They don't really react the way real pants would, it's seems a bit more random that it should. I think you should really look for some reference and really think about the way the fold would fall there.
Otherwise pretty good job, keep it up!
In this figure it still looks a little awkward. The design itself is indeed flawed this way. However, they cover it up in the game by the way they pose him and animate him.
If it was me, making this I would stray further from the concept and make it more like this revised concept it terms of form. You don't have to copy the different clothing or anything, but I would lean more this way for the anatomy...
Just started texturing, this is the part where I really seem to struggle and cant ever seem to get it right. So far I've done all the base texturing, no specular maps yet, just constant values for the moment until the diffuse maps are finished.
Not sure I'm particularly happy with it at the moment though. Going to stick at it and hopefully it will improve, any critique/advice would be welcomed on the texturing, pull it to bits, as I know its my weakest skill!
Only done a first pass on the texture, still needs some work an the material shader needs tweaking, got a weird normal error on the drill to fix too. I'm going to add some emissive to the eyes too!